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Places near Clear Lake by type
All 198 places by distance →One day from Clear Lake
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:15 pm
60 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Clear Lake
- Clear Lakelake · 45 min
- Clear Lake State Park Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Kinney Pioneer Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Parkers Woodspark · 45 min
- Buddy Holly Glassesheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Clear Lake
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Clear Lake?
Clear Lake (lake, about 5 km), McIntosh Woods State Park (nature spot, about 8 km), Buddy Holly Crash Site (attraction, about 11 km), Parkers Woods (park, about 17 km), KRIB-AM (Mason City) (church, about 17 km), Charles H. Macnider Art Museum (museum, about 19 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Clear Lake?
74 places on Spotwander: 17 museums, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens, 17 forts & heritage, 5 churches.
Which is the nearest museum to Clear Lake?
Clear Lake Fire Museum, about 1 km by road; Kinney Pioneer Museum (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Clear Lake?
Clear Lake, about 5 km by road; Zerbel Slough (13 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Clear Lake?
Start in Clear Lake, visit Clear Lake, then Clear Lake State Park Beach, then Kinney Pioneer Museum, then Parkers Woods, then Buddy Holly Glasses, and drive back — about 60 km by road in all.